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holdback
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predicament(trouble, dispute, difficulty, pain)
3
preventive(difficulty, curb, restraint, hindrance)
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trouble(block, delay, blow, dispute)
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arrest(break, check, halt, curb)
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blank wall(expression, draw, catch, hindrance)
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blind alley(expression, defeat, draw, blow)
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bump(difficulty, informal, hindrance, problem)
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choke
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complexity(difficulty, adversity, complication, snag)
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complicatedness(adversity, complication, complexity, intricacy)
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defect(trouble, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
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determent(stop, check, halt, curb)
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detriment(trouble, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
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dilemma(trouble, dispute, difficulty, pain)
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disability(trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
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embolus(obstruction, stoppage, barrier, blockade)
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hang up(expression, arrest, wanderings, scallop)
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holdup(check, block, delay, difficulty)
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impedance(check, delay, difficulty, arrest)
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